Reply #22: Please do come by when you have a moment....

[FrenchieCat]

I read the Pindell piece, and I still don't see a direct quote from Wes Clark supporting the resolution, nor do I see any difference in what is said here and the AP piece. Clark like Howard Dean and others supported "A" resolution, but not the one that gave Bush a blank check....as he clearly stated that he felt more debate was needed as the debate had been held ass backwards....and that he, like the American people had real concerns......

Remember he always supported "a" resolution, and stated so many times, including during the time he testified to both houses of congress.

Perhaps you are unfamiliar with Clark's September 26, 2002, testimony to the Armed Services Committee, in which he states:
The resolution need not at this point authorize the use of force, but simply agree on the intent to authorize the use of force, if other measures fail...
...in the near term, time is on our side , and we should endeavor to use the UN if at all possible. http://www.tacitus.org/user/Armando/diary/2

In his Op-Ed dated October 10, 2002, "Let's Wait to Attack", which was written AFTER HE IS ALLEGED TO HAVE VOICED SUPPORT FOR THE RESOLUTION CLARK IS STILL TALKING ABOUT TIME IS OUR ON SIDE. GUESS HE WAS DOING HIS PART TO TRY TO KEEP THE DEBATE GOING AS AMENDEMENTS WERE STILL BEING VOTED ON:
In the near term, time is on our side. Saddam has no nuclear weapons today, as far as we know, and probably won't gain them in the next few months. The U.S. has total military dominance of the region. Although Saddam has chemical and biological weapons, he has no long-range missiles with which to deliver them. Certainly, the clock is ticking, because Saddam may eventually acquire the nuclear weapons and delivery systems he seeks. Nonetheless, there is still time for dialogue before we act.
http://edition.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/10/10/timep.iraq.viewpoints.tm/

HERE'S THE PINDELL PIECE YOU ARE NOW TALKING ABOUT WITHOUT ANY DIRECT QUOTES.....AND THE RESOLUTION WAS STILL NOT FINALIZED!

http://www.politicsnh.com/archives/pindell/october2002/10_09_02.shtml
Former NATO commander backs Swett in rare political endorsement
By JAMES W. PINDELL
PoliticsNH.com

NASHUA, October 9 -- The former Supreme Commander of NATO, General Wesley Clark, today voiced support for the the much-debated war resolution in Congress and the candidacy of Democrat Katrina Swett, who is attempting to unseat Republican Rep. Charlie Bass in the 2nd district.

At the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Nashua, Clark appeared alongside his longtime friends, Dick and Katrina Swett, saying Katrina would make a great congresswoman. They met when Dick Swett was the Ambassador to Denmark, and Clark the head of NATO.

"I rarely endorse candidates for political office and I have always considered myself non-partisan, but Katrina Swett is an exception," said Clark.

The Bass campaign told PoliticsNH.com that receiving the endorsement of every New Hampshire veterans group this week was much more important that receiving the endorsement "of people from Washington."

Much of the discussion at a well-attended press conference centered on an impending war on Iraq. Clark, a former Rhodes Scholar, tried to point out in historical terms how America may lose its dominant hegemony with the Bush administration’s latest pre-emptive strike doctrine.

"Certainly in certain cases we should go to war before our enemies strike, and I think this situation applies here, but I am not sure we should write it down and publish it as policy," Clark said.

Despite opining on what may happen in the Middle East there were more, well, domestic conflicts to be concerned about.

It seems that a handful of cars from the Swett campaign and at least one reporter’s SUV were illegally parked on Nashville Street next to the event. Among the cars illegally parked was Swett’s light green station-wagon used in commercials. (PoliticsNH.com parked legally down the street and vacated the space well within the two-hour limit.)

The parking became an issue when a pony-tailed 20-something male pulled over his maroon van casually walked up directly to the microphone where Swett was speaking, tapped her shoulder while she was in mid-sentence and said: "The sign says no parking, not even for politicians."

He was quickly escorted away, but minutes later a Nashua police cruiser turned on his lights and drivers moved their cars to nearby Abbott Street. The press conference was over by the time the police showed up.

Katrina joked that she and Clark would have time to answer questions as long as there weren’t any new developments in the parking situation.

Mrs. Swett supports going to war against Iraq, as does Bass. Swett’s father, Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) is the ranking Democrat on the House International Relations Committee. A Holocaust survivor, Lantos likened the Saddam Hussain regime in Iraq similar to that of Hitler in Germany. A few weeks ago nine people were arrested outside of his congressional office in California while protesting his decision for war.
Swett holds the same belief as her father on the issue.

James W. Pindell can be reached at [email protected]

Know that the media was pushing this war as much as Bush. So, I don't find it surprising that they jumped on the opportunity to have a 4 star general "support a Resolution" and no doubt that they made sure that it would make good copy for their purpose.
I just never bought into what the media's selling. Considering what the media did to Al Gore, I'm surprised that you would hang your hat so firmly on a story like you are doing.

If it's Pindell vs. Clark's word that I have to decide on, considering all that Clark's had and did say about this war...I choose Clark. You on the other hand go for the journalists.
Ironic!
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